Reviews
Suicide Inside, “Homicide”
The new album from the Ambassador 21 side-project reverse engineers electro-industrial from their more well-established sound.
Portion Control, “Pure Form”
The British electro-punk legends issue another sortie of menacing, beat-heavy fun which balances the strength of their pedigree with utterly modern-sounding elements.
PAKT, “Berlin”
The debut from former And One members Chris Ruiz and Gio Van Oli finds the duo working in an EBM vein with mixed results.
In Conversation: Morbid Angel Remixed
We crack some brews with friend of the site Justin Hagberg of 3 Inches Of Blood and listen to Morbid Angel’s befuddling behemoth of a remix album, and try to make sense of its odd blend of industrial and metal tropes.
Zero Degree, “Transit”
The fourth full-length from the German ambient/downtempo duo advances their understated style, adding some new textures to their mellow compositions.
End to End: Dependence 2012
The 2012 iteration of Dependent’s label-based compilation collects new and exclusive cuts from Velvet Acid Christ, Decoded Feedback, Encephalon and Seabound.
Grendel, “Timewave Zero”
Buoyed by deep production and a great clutch of songs, Grendel have released one of the strongest albums of 2012, and have finally won over at least one listener.
∆AIMON, “Flatliner”
The superb new EP from the mysterious duo suggests greater potential for the witch house label they’ve been tagged with.
Retrogramme, “For Our Dearly Departed”
Retrogramme’s sophomore record continues their catholic embracing of innumerable electronic genres and devices, and makes for a charming if scatterbrained listen.
End to End: Alter Der Ruine, “Keep the Devil Off Your Back”
We finish off the week with a look at the first of two final singles from ID:UD faves Alter Der Ruine.
Killing Joke, “MMXII”
Their fourth album since the turn of the millennium (*wink*), MMXII finds the mighty Killing Joke in fine form and allowing themselves some introspective moments.
Sabes, “Diesel Charm”
Hearkening back to classic 90s power noise, Sabes offers some crunchy thrills but runs on a half-empty tank.
